The second part of our trip was spent with John's father and his cousin Lisa's family. Bryce and Landon enjoyed playing with Papaw Danes.
Bryce and his cousin Noah.
It was hot and humid on Sunday and we enjoyed swimming in Lisa's pool.
John with his father and cousin Lisa.
We traveled to Ohio last weekend to visit John's family. The first part of our trip was spent with John's mother and step father. On our first night visiting, we all went out to eat together.
Bryce enjoyed coloring with Aunt Jill and telling her all about his friends.
Bryce and Landon were Meemaw's special helpers! They filled spray bottles with water and sprayed all of her flowers.
Since Meemaw and Papaw won't see the boys for their birthdays, they decided to have a birthday party for them in Ohio. Bryce and Landon were so excited to blow out the candles and open a present.
The last time Bryce saw his Papaw David, he asked for a John Deere tractor set. Papaw remembered and gave it to him as a birthday present.
What one receives, the other must get as well. Papaw David gave Landon a tractor set too!
On Saturday, we went to Dave and Busters for lunch then the boys played in the arcade. What a fun time!
John and his sister Jill.
We helped cousin Hunter celebrate his 9th birthday yesterday at a party at his house. It's so hard to believe that he's nine years old!
Bryce and I went to the party alone and Landon stayed home with John. Landon got sick earlier in the day and we didn't want to pass it along to everyone else. Bryce really enjoyed spending time alone with Hunter and Wyatt!
This is what happens when you have 5acres of land to roam on and a vivid imagination! Hunter Wyatt and Bryce played army outside and Wyatt was by far the funniest! He crawled around the ground in his camouflage trying to hide from the others.
Every Tuesday evening the ice cream truck visits our neighborhood. Bryce and Landon both get very excited when they are outside and hear the ice cream truck music! Both boys decided to order Italian ice for their treat. Yummy!
Meemaw and Papaw spent a few days with us this week since they were in the area to attend Granda Harper's funeral. Despite the sad reason they were here, the boys really enjoyed playing with them.
Bryce was proud to show Meemaw that he can ride his bike without training wheels.
The boys spent some time with their Aunt Beth and Uncle Greg after Grandpa Harper's funeral
Bryce and Landon's great grandfather, John Harper, passed away on Sunday. He was buried today with military honors at Indiantown Gap.
The funeral ceremony was beautiful and touching. This is a picture of the military personnel shooting the guns and playing Taps.
Landon's class took a field trip to Long's Park in Lancaster yesterday. He had a great time playing with all of his friends.
Molly and Wally accompanied Landon on his first field trip. He was so happy they were there with him (and I was even happier that they could be with him!). It will be a few years until I will feel comfortable with Landon going on a field trip alone!
Molly was busy following Landon everywhere!
Landon and Molly looking at the animals. Landon was scared!
Landon was holding on to Wally with a death grip when they were around the animals. He wouldn't let go!
Mary Ellen, Meghan and Charlie came over this morning for a play date! The kids had a great time playing and I enjoyed talking to Mary Ellen.
Landon and Meghan together.
Landon and Meghan had a lot of fun playing in the sand box together. Meghan especially loved playing with the shovel.
The boys enjoyed saying goodbye to Meghan before she left and telling her, "I love you!"
Landon was my entertainment this morning. He was fascinated by looking in the mirror and making funny faces. In this picture, he put on a headband and admired the toothpasted he sampled on his tounge!
Here is Landon applying my makeup. He is too funny!
This weekend I tackled a project that I have been putting off for over a year - cleaning out my closet. Of course, I had my special helpers eager to assist me! They both wanted to help me paint the closet so I let them each have a turn. Bryce is actually turning into a great painter!
In a few years, I think Bryce will be ready to paint a room by himself!
Landon told me he was painting a circus on the wall! What an imagination!
John and Bryce had a father and son night yesterday and enjoyed a York Revolution baseball game together. The highlight of the night for Bryce was when he received one of the practice balls from an usher. He was so excited!
The elementary school that Bryce will attend in the Fall is sponsoring a library day every Tuesday in July. I took a vacation day so I could take Bryce today. Bryce had the opportunity to visit the school library to pick out a book. The school also hosted a magic show for the kids. Bryce loved it!
After the show, we ate lunch at the kindergarten playground with the Arnolds. It was great to be able to have Bryce play on all of the equipment before he starts school.
Later in the afternoon, Bryce and I continued to enjoy our special day together by getting ice cream. Bryce ate cotton candy ice cream in a cone!
We took the kids to see a movie on a rainy night last week. We were the only ones in the theatre! It was great to not have to worry about Landon's non-stop talking bothering anyone!
Happy July 4th! We had a quiet and relaxing holiday together at home this year. We had a family picnic, played outside, went for a bike ride and watched fireworks.
There is a fireworks show about a mile away from our house every year. The boys were so excited to see a few of our neighbors there too!
Bryce and Landon sat with John, Matt and Jess to watch the fireworks. They had a lot of fun watching and surprisingly weren't scared.
The grand finale!
While Landon took his nap this afternoon, Bryce made puppets for a show. We took a few socks out of John's drawer and started decorating.
Bryce had a great time decorating his puppet all by himself.
The boys put on a show on the patio after dinner. The stage was Bryce's "NC Hotel" that he created a few months ago.
Landon being silly during the puppet show. 